Tampa Roster Set

The pen features Jonathan Ortiz, who has a killer change, and Grant Duff, a big kid who's fastball has been missing for two seasons but seems to be back. Chuck Nolte will be there and he's the kid we picked up from the Twins who's K'd everybody he didn't get a grounder out of. Hovis and Heyer are looking like organization guys, and I think Amauri Sanit just got released.
The infield will be outstanding. Jesus Montero and Austin Romine will split catcher/DH roles, while Steven Strausbaugh will be the emergency receiver. People in the Yankee organization think Montero might be the best hitting prospect they've had since Mantle. I'm not kidding. Mantle. Of course, whether he can keep progressing as a catcher remains to be seen. Romine may be our second best hitting prospect and he's also got to keep developing at C.
Jorge Vazquez isn't listed yet, but he should be the 1B. He's a righty slugger who gets on base, and could be a good mentor for Montero, Romine and Brandon Laird, who will probably play some first and third. Laird is another exciting hitter. He needs to walk more, but he's a hard worker and showed up lean and mean for ST. Wady Rufino will also get ab's at first. He's been around awhile and needs to break out and start moving fast. Damon Sublett and Matt Cusick will probably split 2B. They're both big on base players, and Subby has some pop. Addison Maruszak and Louis Nunez will probably split short. Maruszak is a patience and pop guy the organization is very high on. Nunez is more of a defensive specialist who hasn't proved much with the bat. Mitch Hilligos will be back trying to get ab's at 3rd when Laird's not there. He had a bad season last year, and needs to show some patience if he wants to be considered a prospect.
The OF will feature Tommy Baldridge, Eric Fryer, Austin Krum and Jack Rye. Baldridge got moved around last year and no one seems to have a fix on him yet. Fryer is the kid we got for Chase Wright. He's 23 but he gets on base a lot and has some pop. Austin Krum is a streaky hitter, but he works hard and makes a great play in the field every game. Jack Rye is gonna play right and needs to show some pop. He could develop a stadium swing.
Though I think there will be some more additions to this team, they are loaded with pitching, plate patience and pop and should win the FSL if everyone doesn't get promoted, first.
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